Yes the Manger is 100% dipole over its whole bandwidth ( above 500Hz in this case) and yes according to everyone else including Daniela and Joseph Manger it should be sealed....
Try it in a box, any box, I did. Also in enclosures including teardrop shaped cast from solid cost no object etc etc and guess what....

Try it for yourself, trust your ears and then let all the " experts " ( or people who sell audio for a living ) explain why you are wrong and you actually need to spend $20,000 or more on their boxes, oily caps, foily ( sorry but I'm on a roll!) caps and solid unobtainium resistors...

The best thing about not selling audio gear for a living is you can tell the truth!

All the best

Derek.

Last edited by Overkill Audio; 28th May 2010 at 09:33 PM.
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it would be nice to know how the the nxt DML and BMR solutions compare to the manger thing. Cotswold Sound Systems which i think is based in UK has an interesting 4.5" BMR which is obtainable for sampling purpose

I haven't listened to these.. but I have tested them on a mic stand and there isn't anything like them... I'll trade low end extension any day for what they do dipole... horns IMO are not the solution...

It's mdf and all hand cut on my router table and all 100% designed by me...

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Originally Posted by head1962

Hi Randy!!
these look really, REALLY nice!!!
did you have a chance to listen to them?
How did you cut out the panels?
with a waterjet?
is it MDF?
did you design them?